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Moose Country Petro-Canada COMBINING FAMILY TRADITIONS WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY
By Brenda Jane Johnstone
Purchased in 1999 by Art and Bev Reuteman, Moose Country Petro-Canada is located along the Alaska Highway near Whitecourt, Alberta. Wanting to provide greater and better opportunities for their children in what was then a booming small town that was growing fast, Whitecourt had great potential. Working with their parents since they were young children, Megan and Hayven took over running the day-to-day operations in 2012, splitting duties with Hayven in charge of the back-end and Megan running the front-end of the business. In these days of fast paced gotta have it now, Moose Country Petro-Canada helps slow the pace. “We are a full serve fuel station,” says Megan. “Yes, that means we will pump your fuel for you, wash
your windows, and add washer fluid to your vehicle. We offer a wide range of fuel choices, a propane bottle refill centre, vehicle propane, an automatic carwash bay, two small hand wash bays, and one truck/RV hand wash bay. We currently employ 12 people to provide these services.” Built in 1964, the original building was a laundromat/carwash with a fuel station added years later. In 2016, a major renovation was undertaken on the carwash and exterior of the building that included replacing the roof, upgrading the electrical, adding new gas li nes, new exterior and interior siding, new lighting, and adding a coin box and foam brush to the truck/RV bay. The following October the automatic carwash was updated.
Megan and Hayven Reuteman
Whitecourt
Edmonton
Calgary